Two skiers killed in head-on collision in German Alps
Pair both wearing helmets when accident happened
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Your support makes all the difference.Two skiers have died in a head-on collision on a nursery slope in the German alps.
The men, a 29-year-old from Alsace and a 30-year-old from Stuttgart, were wearing helmets at the time of the crash.
Emergency services quickly reached the two men and tried for 30 minutes to resuscitate them before giving up, according to Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Authorities do not yet know how the collision occurred at the Feldberg ski resort in Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany.
Adrian Probst, from Black Forest mountain rescue, said:"It's a really flat slope - a so-called beginners’ slope.
"It’s hard to explain how it could have happened on that part of the piste."
While it is a shallow slope, Mr Probst said it was possible to reach speeds of 62mph at the site of the accident.
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